John and William Bartram : Botanists and Explorers, 1699-1777, 1739-1823 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Earnest, Ernest Penney, 1901-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edition:Reprint 2016.
Series:Pennsylvania lives.
Subjects:
Bartram, John, > 1699-1777.
Bartram, William, > 1739-1823.
Bartram, John, > 1699-1777
Bartram, William, > 1739-1823
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. John Bartram
  • II. The Road to Damascus
  • III. The Philadelphia and Quaker Backgrounds
  • IV. Collinson and Bartram
  • V. John Bartram's Travels
  • VI. The Telescope
  • VII. Recognition
  • VIII. William Bartram
  • IX. What a Surprising Fountain!
  • X. The Wanderer
  • XI. The Travels
  • XII. The Spirit of Nature
  • XIII. The Spirit of The Century
  • XIV. The Crest Of Feathers
  • XV. The Quiet Years
  • XVI. The Sister Muses
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index

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